availability

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English

Etymology

From available +‎ -ity; attested since the early 1800s.

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availability (usually uncountable, plural availabilities)

  1. (chiefly uncountable) The quality of being available.
    What is your availability this week?
    • 1960 September, P. Ransome-Wallis, “Modern motive power of the German Federal Railway: Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 553:
      With an axleload of 16¾ tons they have a fairly wide [route] availability and they have been designed for ease of maintenance.
  2. (countable) That which is available.
    We have several availabilities.

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